Strong Wind — Southern Lancaster, South Carolina

2022-12-23 · Southern Lancaster, South Carolina

Event narrative

A tree fell on a house about one mile southeast of Springdale. No injuries.

Wider weather episode

A strong arctic cold front moved through the region during the early morning hours of Friday, December 23, 2022. Strong arctic surface high pressure stretched from Central Canada south through the US Great Plains, while a strong area of surface low pressure was near the Eastern Great Lakes. The surface pressure gradient between the two features resulted in strong non-convective wind gusts, with the strongest wind gusts occurring during the morning hours just behind the cold frontal passage. Peak measured wind gusts ranged from 30 to 54 mph across the region. Power outages were experienced across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1066601. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.